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Old 7th Mar 2024, 22:50
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This thread brings back memories of when we had to do our own refuelling at some ports in africa. On one particular day I had asked for my crew meal to be warmed up while I went out, refuelled and did a walk around. While refuelling you pretty much had to stand at the panel, which was directly under the wing refuelling port, and manipulate the individual tank refuelling valves. Little did I know that the nozzle from the bowser had a pressure relief valve which would squirt jet A1 out whenever a refuelling valve was closed. I simultaneously closed the valve for one of the tanks and yawned with my mouth directly in line with the pressure relief valve. It was bad. Mouth full of fuel, shirt and tie soaked. Needless to say, I did not enjoy the crew meal afterwards 🤦‍♂️
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